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N. B. The Oneydes were prsent when the proposicons
were made to the Onnondages & when they gave their
Answer.
Articles of peace & Amity concluded & agreed upon
between the right Honble Cecilius absolute Lord & Propry of
the Provinces of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Balte-
more, & Amoungus Emperor of Assateagues this sixteenth
of June 1668.
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imprs. I is agreed upon, that from this day forward there be
an inviolable peace & amity between the right Honble the
Lord Proprietary of this Province & the Emperor of Assa-
teague upon the Articles hereafter in this treaty to be agreed
upon to the worlds end to endure And that all former acts of
hostility & damages whatsoever by either party sustained be
buried in perpetuall oblivion.
2dly That the said Emperor of Assateague shall deliver upp
the whole Nation of Wiccomisses, & all those Indians that
protected the murderers of Capt Oeberr that lived att Sica-
koane towne to the Honble the Governor of this Province And
further that if any Indian Subject to the said Emperor shall
hereafter chance to kill an English man, the said Emperor shall
be obliged to deliver such Indian upp to the Governor of this
Province as a Prisoner.
3dly For as much as the English cannot easily distinguish
one Indian from another, that no Indian shall come into any
English plantacon painted, & that all the Indians shall be
bound to call aloud before they come within three hundred
paces of any Englishman's cleare ground, & lay downe their
armes whether gun bowes or arrowes or other weapon for
any English man that shall appeare upon his call to take upp,
& in case no one appeare, that he shall there leave his said
armes if he come neerer And that afterwards he shall by call-
ing aloud endeavour to give notice to the English of his neerer
approach And if any English man shall kill any Indian that
shall come unpainted & give notice & deliver up his armes as
aforesaid, he shall dye for itt as well as an Indian that kills
an English man And in case the Indians & English meet
accidentally in the woods, every Indian shall be bound ime-
diatly to throw down his armes upon call And in case an
Indian so meeting an English man shall refuse to throw
downe his Armes upon call, he shall be deemed as an Enemy.
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4thly The priviledge of crabbing fowling hunting & fishing
shall be preserved to the Indians inviolably
5thly That every Indian that killeth or stealeth a hogg calfe
or other beast or any other goods, shall undergoe the same
punishmt that an English man doth for the same offence.
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